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Resolve 20.3 brings 32K support, metadata tools and stability fixes
DaVinci Resolve 20.3 rolls out: 32K on M5 Macs, more flexible metadata and HDR10+ export, plus a slew of bug patches.
Black Friday Turns Blackmagic: 30% Off Cinema Gear
We rarely cover Black Friday promotions. Most are marketing fluff. But when Blackmagic Design quietly drops quietly reduces camera prices across Europe by up to 30 percent, that counts as news.
Nexus G1 Cinema Camera Goes Operational with First Field Footage
The Nexus G1 cinema camera is now field-tested with first footage out, slated for Q1 2026 at $3,300 (pre-order from $2,980).
Blackmagic Camera 3.2: iPhone Streams Live, No Extra Steps
Blackmagic Camera 3.2 turns your iPhone into a live streaming unit—now with native YouTube, Vimeo, and Twitch streaming, plus SRT for pro use.
The Cube Moved: Go for the Chaos (Ad) Vantage
Architecture Illustrators and Visualizers test Chaos Vantage for a narrative short and accidentally build a moving house. Unbox proves real-time previz can tell stories, not just sell floor plans.
Blackmagic Camera app 3.1.2 adds 1920×1440 Open-Gate
Blackmagic’s iOS app update unlocks 1920×1440 Open-Gate with Apple Log and stabilises LUT, RAW, and orientation handling for real-world shoots.
ProRes RAW vs. BRAW
BMPCC 4K just learned a new trick: ProRes RAW via firmware. We stacked it against BRAW Q0. One’s cleaner, one’s bigger. Which would you shoot?
ProRes RAW News – Fresh from the Freezer
Resolve 20.2.1 + Sequoia = real ProRes RAW. Sonoma users: no dice. iPhone 17 footage shows the difference...
For an eternity, it seemed, Blackmagic Design (BM for short) refused to support the import of Apple's ProRes RAW format into their flagship app DaVinci Resolve (DR for short).
Maxon drops Red Giant 2026.0
Red Giant 2026.0: fixes, Capsules, Resolve controls. Universe 2026.0: UI polish. A maintenance release wearing a party hat.
Blackmagic Camera 3.0: Remote Clip Syncing and Multi-Cam Control Arrive on Smartphones
Blackmagic Camera 3.0 syncs clips between phones, adds live streaming, LUT upgrades and more, making moile multi-cam shoots less painful.
Resolve Animation: Everything moves!
Resolve Animation? Well, everything is based on keyframes. Fusion adds power (and pain), 3D feels clunky. Still: motion graphics inside an editor? Works.
Docking Phone to Pro: Blackmagic Adds Pro Controls to Mobile with Camera App and ProDock
Blackmagic’s ProDock equips iPhone 17 Pro with HDMI, genlock, SSD ports, audio and power—making it a true production camera, not just a smartphone.
DaVinci Resolve 20.2: Ripple Discipline, ProRes RAW, and AI Fog on Demand
Resolve 20.2 ships with ProRes RAW decoding on all OS, AI-driven haze, cleaner ripple edits, immersive EXR support, and metadata flexibility.
Pixel 10 Pro unlocks true 12-bit RAW with DCG
Pixel 10 Pro quietly enables true 12-bit RAW video via DCG. Good for BCAM, photogrammetry, or set refs. But don’t expect it to replace your cinema cam.
RV 2025: Onion Skin, Live Review, ARM Macs
RV 2025 arrives with Live Review (Beta), ARM64 macOS support, and onion skin annotations.
Blackmagic Rents out Resolve: Subscriptions in the Cloud
Resolve goes rental: Blackmagic now lets individuals rent DaVinci Resolve Studio via Cloud. Not a shift, but an optional offer.
I whispered, "Goodbye, Adobe!" as I pressed the unsubscribe button. To me it sounded very much like “Hasta la vista” but less dramatic. We had a good run, but it was time to move on.
URSA Cine Price Cut
Sharp discounts on URSA Cine kits (up to 36% off) come with expected regional price gaps. Timing suggests an IBC reveal is near.
Fusion Studio 20.1: Immersive, Patchy, and Ready for 360°
Blackmagic Fusion Studio 20.1 adds immersive 360° viewer, Magic Mask v2, deep compositing improvements, and CSV import for MultiText boxes.
Resolve 20.1: Apple Vision Pro, Magic Mask V2, and a Few More Reasons to Backup
DaVinci Resolve 20.1 delivers Apple Vision Pro support, Magic Mask v2, and new editing, Fusion, and Fairlight tools. Backup before updating.
FX Guide: URSA Cine Immersive brings Apple Vision Pro to life
FXguide offers the first downloadable Apple Immersive Video test footage shot on the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive, complete with spatial audio.
BMD ups the ante with 16 TB Media Module for URSA Cine 12K LF
Blackmagic Design introduces a 16 TB Media Module (M.2 SSD) for URSA Cine 12K LF, doubling storage to support 12‑bit BRAW at 1 432 MB/s and 10G workflows.
Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K Slides Into Netflix’s List
Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K is now Netflix-approved but still unavailable to general buyers—professionals might consider early Christmas shopping.
Final Cut Pro:Mac mini or iPad M4?
Let's evaluate the M4 iPad Pro and Mac mini Pro for video editing, especially with DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro X. While the iPad shares advantages with integrated hardware for certain formats, the Mac mini excels in handling high-end camera sources in raw formats. Or does it?
The (further) development of Fusion.
Fusion, the compositing tool in and out of Resolve, has got a big update - and we asked BMD's Simon Hall, what it all means and what the future holds..
The iPad Pro, with its M4 processor, shows potential for video editing, particularly with applications like DaVinci Resolve. However, limitations arise, notably in memory capacity (16 GB max), affecting stability with high-resolution projects.
DaVinci Resolve 19: Free Beginner’s Guide Now Available
Blackmagic Design releases a free beginner’s guide for DaVinci Resolve 19, including training materials and free assets for hands-on learning.
Color Monitoring for Cheapskates?Part 1
Colour Monitoring is cheap, easy, and fast. As usual, you can pick two of those adjectives — and in this series, we are going for cheap and will make it easy for you!
Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body: Full Power, No Extras
Blackmagic Design introduces the URSA Cine 12K LF Body for $6,995, allowing professionals to rig their setup with existing accessories.
Hardware for CineMon (et. al.)
After looking at the software side of CineMon, it's time to take a look at the hardware - whats good and what's not?
Blackmagic Camera 9.2 Update: Pyxis 6K Gets Remote Love
Control the Pyxis 6K remotely, courtesy of the new Blackmagic Camera App. Firmware updates that might actually make life easier.
Blackmagic’s $30,000 URSA Cine Immersive Camera Enters Pre-Order Stage
Blackmagic Design's new URSA Cine Immersive Camera targets VR pros with stereoscopic 3D video capture at a steep $30,000 price tag.
Black Friday 2024: Best Deals for Post-Production Pros
This year’s Black Friday brings discounts on DaVinci Resolve, FilmConvert Nitrate, and OWC hardware—essential tools for post-production workflows.
Blackmagic Camera 1.4 Update for Android: Xperia Support and More
BMD has rolled out version 1.4 of its Camera Control app for Android, now supporting Xperia devices.
The latest Blackmagic Camera update brings timecode sync, anamorphic de-squeeze, and off-speed recording to Android. Record up to 240fps on Pixel devices. Yaaaay!!
DaVinci Resolve Version 19 – Speech recognition
The public beta version has been available for some time and once again offers numerous new functions. Blackmagic Design (BM for short) is still releasing improved versions every few weeks, but many of the new features are already relatively stable and allow initial tests.
17K Camera from Blackmagic Design on Preorder
Are YOU suffering from empty storage? Do you need EVERY pixel there is? Well, BMD has a camera for that - now on preorder, or live at the IBC.
Blackmagic PYXIS Monitor
Compact 5" HDR touchscreen monitor with full camera control for Blackmagic PYXIS 6K offers improved rigging options, high brightness, and single-cable integration.
BMD Micro Color Panel
In addition to some new cameras, the Australians have also released a revised version of their smallest grading panel. Unlike the new camera models, it was already available for us to test.
Animating images with Resolve
"Breathing life" into static images with effects from DaVinci Resolve - so-called Cinemagrams - are easy to do - and in our new series "Resolve Tricks for Beginners" we'll start with them!
Blackmagic Camera App now also available for Android
The new Blackmagic Camera App for Android offers VFX professionals advanced filming capabilities on Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices and integrates seamlessly into modern VFX pipelines.
DaVinci Resolve 19: Final Release
USD tools, multi-source editing, rotoscoping in Fusion and MUCH more!
Blackmagic Camera for iOS 2.0
Blackmagic Camera for iOS 2.0 brings remote control, multicam support and other functions.
The new Blackmagic Camera App for Android offers VFX professionals advanced filming capabilities on Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices and integrates seamlessly into modern VFX pipelines.
Blackmagic Design: Apple Immersive Video
Blackmagic Design has introduced a new workflow that supports the production of Apple Immersive Video for the Apple Vision Pro. The centrepiece is the Ursa Cine Immersive Camera System, designed for 8K, 3D video with a 180-degree field of view and spatial audio. This format is designed to offer an immersive experience, but it remains to be seen how the untested technology will perform in practice.
Fallout becomes cinematic.
Paul Hatton catches up with Nikita Travnikov, an executive producer for Huuuge Games and 3D tinkerer - and we chat about the whole Fusion/Resolve pipeline!
Collaboration with Blackmagic Cloud
With the introduction of Blackmagic Cloud, Blackmagic Design offers a simple workflow for online collaboration
with DaVinci Resolve. Despite the ongoing beta phase, we dared to use Blackmagic Cloud productively a few weeks ago - with very positive results overall.
Saving audiovisual cultural heritage with Topaz Video AI 3.0
In DP 04:20, we have already tested the artificial intelligence for upscaling video. Topaz Video AI (TVAI for short), as it is now called in version 3.0, has, according to the manufacturer, been developed from scratch
developed from scratch to incorporate additional capabilities and enable the stacking of AI models with filters and parallel operation.
Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve now with customisable voices!
Artificial intelligence now makes it easier to isolate and equalise audio in DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.1 - a release note for DaVinci Resolve and Fusion.
“Gyroscopes” for image stabilisation in post-production
Why do I put the term in parentheses? Because it actually refers to classic gyro stabilisation. The word is based on the Greek word for "circle" or "turn" - which is why the meat from the spit is also called Gyros in Greek.
Off to the cloud with Blackmagic raw files?
Transcode BMD raw footage natively with Alteon.io - saving creative professionals many hours of work. Alteon.io promises to support other important file formats.
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18
Software update times two: New versions of Fusion Studio and DaVinci Studio released. Has DaVinci successfully outgrown the beta phase?
What can the new camera do - apart from taking pretty pictures? And what can users expect with the release of firmware 7.9?
Blackmagic Design goes on summer tour!
Black magic in the world capital of beer: Blackmagic Design on 22 June in Munich. Including: programme items on digital filmmaking, live production cameras, collaboration with DaVinci Resolve - and more.
DaVinci Resolve 18 goes into open beta!
Blackmagic CEO announces at the "DaVinci Resolve Cloud Update" event: DaVinci Resolve 18 Open Beta - but also global collaboration via Blackmagic Cloud!
Ursa Broadcast G2 | Release
Three-in-one camera: broadcasting, studio shooting and film shooting. Can the Ursa Broadcast G2 convince?
DaVinci Resolve | Tipps & Tricks
Insider tips from a Resolve veteran: every DaVinci user should know these three tricks!
DaVinci Resolve | Price reductions
Blackmagic Design's special offer: DaVinci Resolve for panels and keyboards on top!
Night falls with the Ursa Mini Pro 12K!
As announced in the issue, here are the scenes from the BMD UMP 12K - at night. So if you want to know how good you are as a documentary filmmaker, you can download 5GB of video data free of charge here.
DaVinci Resolve 17.4 | Release
Black(magic Design) is beautiful: Faster editing, faster grading - quickly check out the new features?
Cut faster – The Blackmagic Speed Editor
In DP 02:20, we already presented the Editor Keyboard from Blackmagic Design (BMD for short). It used to be close to 1,000 euros, but when it didn't become a big seller, it was lowered to around 600. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has removed the regular keys in the centre, moved the side panels closer together and added a few extra keys. The result is called Speed Editor (SE for short) and is still being offered at the competitive price of 380 euros including a licence for DaVinci Resolve Studio. Some folks are even marketing the device for 199 euros without the licence, but it remains unclear whether this is permissible on the part of BMD.
The photogenic Triell: Three Pocket Cinema Cameras!
DaVinci Resolve 17.3 | Release
Blackmagic Design releases the latest version of its editing tool!
Blackmagic | Triple Release
New from Blackmagic Design: HyperDeck Studio, Studio Camera 4K and Web Presenter 4K!
Fairlight Audio Guide | Manual
Now for DaVinci Resolve 17: Practical training for (future) sound experts.
Fusion 17.2 | Release
The water cooler talk of the day: Fusion 17.2 has landed - and its template bundles too!
DaVinci Resolve 17.2 | Release
Lean back - and wait for the boat? Not any more! With version 17.2, involuntary coffee breaks are a thing of the past!
Kyno as an editing assistant for Resolve
Review: In DP 04 : 2020, our author Uli Plank took a look at the management app Kyno - and its support for Blackmagic Design.
Blackmagic | Update
The Camera Update 7.3: with Generation 5 Color Science, false colour help, and more!
Exciting technology in a triple pack: Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, Atem Mini Extreme - and Web Presenter HD.
DaVinci Resolve | Public Beta
Makes us smile: Blackmagic releases Beta 8 for DaVinci Resolve 17.
Fusion Studio 17.1 | Release
Chillaxt and stylish: with Blackmagic's update for the compositing software.
BlackMagic Livesessions
If you are already on holiday this week or urgently want to learn Resolve: Blackmagic is hosting free webinars on the individual parts Edit, Color, Fusion and Fairlight!
DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor | Release
What the little brother of the Resolve Editing Keyboard can do.
DaVinci Resolve 17 | Release
An update with many pages. New features for: Colour Page, Cut Page, Edit Page and Fusion Page.
Good stuff from Blackmagic. 3.2.3 supports 119.88fps and 100fps on Sigma fp - and more.
More pixels in your pocket – the Blackmagic Pocket 4K
Many loved the inconspicuous Blackmagic Pocket HD despite all its weaknesses - from short battery life to fragile sockets and a very flat screen.
Blackmagic | ATEM Mini Pro ISO & ATEM Streaming Bridge
Recording engine extended to 5 channels, output as a Resolve project and more.
Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 12K
6K making your workstation gasp? Now there's a Super 35-12K image sensor, Generation 5 Colour Science and BRAW!
It can also be cheap: Beatstep Resolve Edition
It's also cheap - if you don't edit in Resolve all day, here's an alternative to the BMD keyboard.
Blackmagic Design with new ATEM Mini Pro
Blackmagic Design has once again presented a lot in the livestream: With new ATEM Mini Pro, Camera Software Update and more.
Blackmagic Design: New announcements in the livestream
And for those who have nothing else to do tomorrow, 03 April: Blackmagic Design will be presenting new camera and live production innovations at around 7pm.
Camera update for BMPCC 4K and 6K
Blackmagic Software Update for the BMCP 4K and 6K: For improved startup times of the cameras and some bug fixes!
DaVinci Resolve Training | Europe Tour 2020
Want to learn DaVinci Resolve? Then take the free Europe Tour from Blackmagic Design!
Blackmagic at IBC 2019: New Video Assist, Blackmagic RAW update and new live mixer for YouTube streams!
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
That was quicker than expected: Blackmagic Design is launching another digital film camera with the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K.
Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve and Fusion turn 16
For young people, 16 is considered a rather problematic age, but the roots of Resolve and Fusion go way back into the last century and you can expect a certain maturity. Does this also apply to a public beta?
Blackmagic Fusion: 9 becomes 16
The Fusion compositing tool is entering the next round together with DaVinci Resolve - and there are also some changes.
The new gadgets from Blackmagic
Problems with the battery life of your pocket camera? Blackmagic had the answer at NAB!
DaVinci 16 is here: The editing revolution?
NAB 2019 is in full swing: Blackmagic Design presents the new versions of DaVinci Resolve, Fusion and other interesting gadgets.
More pixels in your pocket – Blackmagic Pocket 4K in test
Many loved the inconspicuous Blackmagic Pocket HD despite all its weaknesses. The film images were simply too beautiful for a camera of this price range and size. As soon as 4K became an issue, many people wanted a new successor to the classic 16 mm camera with better resolution. Does the new camera have that much magic?
Blackmagic eGPU Pro
An external graphics processor with AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics card.
eGPU from BMD! OMG!
Before Apple users die of old age at the waiting bar, Blackmagic Design helps with rendering and launches an external GPU box with Thunderbolt 3 - or is your box fast enough?
When you look for an All-Star-Cast, you can’t top Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley and all the others who travelled this year’s “Murder on the Orient Express”. But what you might not have known is that for the Dailies Grading, DaVinci Resolve came into play. We wanted to know how the rich, saturated look was accomplished.
One for all? The Ursa Mini 4.6K Pro from Blackmagic
At NAB 2O17, the new version of the Ursa Mini 4.6K Pro (UM Pro for short) received a lot of attention, with Videomaker even honouring it as the "Best camera of NAB". But what does the "Pro" in the name mean? For whom is the new camera more professional than its predecessor with the same sensor? Can it satisfy in documentary and nature film or even in reportage?